You MUST AVOID These Unreliable Transmissions!

I can't believe these car brands can't get a transmission right, but it's still a big problem for many cars, SUVs, and trucks. These are unreliable cars with unreliable transmissions and you should just plain old avoid these vehicles...at least in my opinion!
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[@LCculater]

I’ll never buy a Nissan other than a frontier truck with bulletproof engine and a real transmission 😂

[@ECPP]

Thats fair

[@nitacollins9543]

My brother loves the MAXIMA

[@kennethross786]

@@LCculaterI wanted to buy a brand-new Versa with a stick in 2022. Called the local dealership, salesman said they hadn't had a Versa with the manual in almost two years. So I crossed it off my list and kept looking.

[@charlesjackson1700]

The Nissan Frontier is not selling very well and dealerships have loads of them in inventory with big incentives..😮

[@JunkerDriver999]

​@@nitacollins9543transmission

[@jamesmyers9285]

My neighbor's daughter's first car is a 2018 Chrysler 200 Limited with a 2.4L four-cylinder engine and a ZF 9-speed. The transmission was jerky at times and they took it to the dealership for repair. The car was bought through a local Chrysler dealership and was a trade-in. My neighbor told me they reprogrammed the transmission and it is fine as we speak. The car is very nice, and well taken care of, so I am glad that was the only problem with the car. I don't like all of these multi-geared transmissions, but most of us don't have a choice. We have four Dodge Caravan work vans at work that all have exceeded 130,000 miles on average without a problem. They have six-speed units without a problem with the 3.6L V-6.

[@dennisdewald6729]

The Chrysler 727 and 904 was the 2 best transmission on the market back in the day

[@DavidCastain-q1s]

Absolutely and did you know you can take the 727 transmission from a standing start or 70 miles an hour on the freeway 110 on the freeway shift to neutral Master pedal to the floor drop it back into gear and it will burn rubber for 100 yards or more no damage to the transmission you will want to get another differential yoke heavy duty

[@johngarcia6876]

Had a 78 Ford F150... replaced the automatic transmission twice!

[@ECPP]

Well not bad for that age

[@orionschroeder9401]

Mark, the 10R80 is the Ford variant of the 10 speed automatic, you labelled it as the GM variant in this video, which is incorrect. The GM variants are 10L80, 10L90 and “E” letter designation. Transmission RPO code is MX0 for the GM 10 speed. Your information on the GM 8 speed is correct, and this law-suit is LONG-OVERDUE! From what I’ve heard, read, and had personal experience with the Ford variants typically are experiencing more issues with the 10 speed 10R80. All depends on who you talk too, worst transmission’s still have to be Nissan CVT as you indicated. Many brands though are experiencing issue’s with their various CVT transmission’s. Thanks for highlighting these Mark, have a good one, cheers!

[@IrishNew]

Agreed. I know that the fords are having more issues with their 10 spd than GM is with theirs. The GM also has better programming on their 10 spds.

[@RobsNeighbor]

Absolute scrap metal! Thank you for more great information! I was at Nissan HQ in 2003 and saw the piles of these right out of the gate.

[@ECPP]

Right on! Yes not well made vehicles sadly enough

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

Money is too valuable to buy vehicles with bad transmissions

[@ECPP]

It really is. That’s a lot of money

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Automotive industry has been building transmissions, manual for over 120 years, automatics for like 100 years and we still get stories like this. There is no need for an automatic transmission with more than 4-5 gears. The first three geared for city driving and acceleration and the 4th. And if there is a 5th. as overdrives for highway driving and fuel economy. These automakers are needlessly complicating, driving up the price, lowering reliability of all these modern transmissions.

[@dougkaspar9756]

Complex transmissions to “improve “ fuel economy and keep the leftists from the federal government off your necks

[@rayjohnson863]

Every time you make a video on bad transmissions, I will always post here how my 2017 Nissan Sentra is holding up. I am currently at 141,560 miles on the original CVT transmission and it is still going strong. My CVT is still working as it did when I first bought it the car new. I guess I got lucky.

[@TinoMiller]

I brought my 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe used and had 77K miles now at 120K miles and its holding up !! Just changed the oil every 30K miles and not mash the gas petal .. I also now have a 2024 Nissan Altima SR VC - Turbo and it has 15K miles so far .. Love both ..

[@ECPP]

Awesome

[@kennethross786]

My 2006 Ford Explorer transmission self-deleted at 176k miles. I was doing ~70 mph on the interstate and it sounded like a gunshot when it failed. Lost 2nd & 5th gear both. The truck still drove on the three gears I had left, so I reduced speed to 60 mph and drove it 300 miles to my destination. A factory-rebuilt transmission was right at $5000 (parts & labor). I'm now just shy of 200k miles and so far it's holding together

[@alfredyost7972]

I am surprised your Ford Explorer transmission failed. We had a 2009 Explorer we 200,000 miles on it until I crashed it. We had no problems. After that we bought 2018 Ford Explorer this has fewer miles on it because it is newer. Both of them were front wheel drive V6 engines. Thoughts?

[@kennethross786]

@@alfredyost7972 hard to say. Best guess is improper maintenance or maybe low fluid level, since there's no dipstick to check it. It had 112k miles when I bought it, so if the previous owner(s) didn't change it, it would have 176k miles on the original fluid when it failed. The Gen 4 Explorer (2006-2010) was based on the Ranger pickup, so your 2009 should have been RWD (it became a FWD crossover in 2011 with the Gen 5).

[@alfredyost7972]

@@kennethross786 You know what? You are correct. I had the original window sticker and I checked it. My first Explorer was a 2013 that I crashed. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@omt4293]

I totally agree with Nissan. You should come to New York and see how many Nissans are for sale on the road!! People want to get rid of them. I have a 2007 Ford Freestyle, got it last year, has a CVT. It’s actually been decent so far. Who ever thought a CVT on a Ford epidural be far better than on a Nissan? It’s a shame, Nissan was neck and neck with Toyota & Honda one time. How they have fallen. Mazda has taken their place in the big 3 of Japan auto makers.

[@ECPP]

You are so right, the Mazdas are a lot better these days and Nissan has lost their way.

[@stuartfisher1640]

CVT transmissions are a total joke you buy a car with one you get what you deserve

[@omt4293]

@@stuartfisher1640 I’m not disagreeing with you, but the fact that Ford has a better one than Nissan really speaks volumes. If you change the fluid and filters every 60k miles it’s good to go. The JatCo ones in Nissan are just horrendous

[@TinoMiller]

Stop buying any used car with a CvT the previous owners don’t take care of their cars .. Nissan CvT’s are way better than they were before

[@omt4293]

@@TinoMiller then why are they still breaking down?? I just drive by a Nissan pathfinder today and the Noise it was making clearly had a transmission issue.

[@drewandres2065]

Had a 2011 Dodge Journey. Transmission died at 88k. Never again

[@ECPP]

Ouch

[@johnennis7173]

I worked at Chrysler,FCA at the time,for two yrs from 13-15. But we would put the transmissions on the test stands and they would fail but our supervisors made us tag them as "ok" and ship them. Even though they failed. Even in production while making the components for the transmissions the parts would be out of acceptable perimeters and again we would be told to tag them as good parts and send em to assembly. One day I asked why are we shipping transmissions as good after they failed and parts weren't correct and I was told that's what a warranty is for. No joke. So ppl are buying new cars with bad transmissions from the dealership. Then add in the alcoholics and drug addicts Chrysler employs and allows to come to work drunk or high. They drink on the job. Get high on the job. Knowing what I know and seen I would NEVER buy a Dodge, Chrysler,Ram or Jeep.

[@barrynordstrom331]

I think I'm lucky on my Caravans. My 03 has 345,000km and still on original trans. I've learned rough shifts are caused by bad plugs or wires. My 2011 has 290,000km on original trans. Key for both, change trans oil every 100,000 km.

[@s99614]

Those Ford dual clutch vehicles have pretty much gone extinct already.

[@shermdoggaming]

i have a 2019 Nissan rogue, i never had a problem , but you are right about the cvt hesitating to go, my car also has a a lot of rattling and the driving is so uncomfortable. if i go on along drive, i would had to pull over because my back would start to hurt from the 0 gravity seat😩😩. The dealership says there's nothing wrong with my car never buying a Nissan again. I'm going with Toyota for my next car purchase. More of the story is don't buy a Nissan folks. 🙅‍♂🙅‍♂🙅‍♂

[@TheCaptjamestkirk]

I would never buy a Nissan with their weak CVT again either!

[@peterwilson8039]

To my understanding, the problem with the focus transmission is with the DCT automatic’ If you get the manual, you should be okay.

[@TIMMEH19991]

You can make CVT transmissions work well and be reliable. Its quite easy, you service them and change the oil in them yearly and you also fit magnets into the sump. You can expect them to last as long as the car if you do that.

[@N20Joe]

Or you can just get any other kind of transmission and never have to think about any of that.

[@TheCaptjamestkirk]

I disagree on the Nissan JATCO CVTs, they are the weakest CVT transmissions. Mine went out out at 67,000 miles on my 2015 Nissan Rogue, and yes I kept the fluid changed at the dealer. My friend also had his Nissan CVT die at 81,000 miles. They are simply unreliable weak CVTS!

[@blippie]

​@@N20Joedream on..... I know plenty of examples of all sorts of automatic transmissions failing at around 75K miles when not being properly taken care of.

[@metalmike570]

@@TheCaptjamestkirk So far the one in my Rogue is okay at 86K, and when I bought it with 50K on it the dealer changed the transmission fluid, and brakes and said it's a cerified vehicle. They said they guranteed the powertrain to 120K so I bought it. I'm looking throught the paperwork the other day I didn't see that warranty that they sold me! It was supposed to be no charge but I want to see the paperwork.

[@arrowhead455]

Ok, who else is incorporating Mark’s “let’s get into this now!” in their lives? 😂

[@robertallan4489]

A great video and well presented also. You've done something really unique. No one I've found has ever presented a video on transmissions. I hope one day you present one listing the BEST transmissions. For myself, I limit my vehicles to Toyota, Mazda, and Subaru. Would love to know about the better transmissions. Thank you for your presentation.

[@jonkore2024]

1992 Ford Taurus wagon transmission left me stranded 600 mi from home got it fixed a week later brought it home two months later it went out in reverse under warranty local shop redid it for 400... No help from the dealership... Planetary gear lubrication problem

[@outkast40]

Ford has been pumping out bad transmissions for decades . Contour,Fusion,Focus.Festiva, and the newer 10 speed automatic.

[@ECPP]

I deed

[@David-t4d4s]

Mark you are so right on the Jatco trans

[@PaulHayman-tq5kb]

My advice is when the car gear box is ready for the recycling bin just fit a hollenger gear box and for get the rest

[@Dangerous_Drivers_of_CA]

I'm surprised to not see the Getrag gear grinder MT82 on the list. I had one in my 2023 Mustang and it was very problematic with grinding and gear lock outs. Thankfully my 10 speed Mustang has been flawless.

[@ECPP]

Thanks for sharing. Yes there are several serious duds out there unfortunately

[@davea4037]

Hi Mark. Being a 19 f150 and 13 audi q5 owner, the 10R80 has been solid for me. A few smoothness issues over 5 years so far. Definitely not as nice as the ZF 8 tiptronic, but reliable for me. I know that others not do lucky. In the mustang gts tho, the 10R80 is really good. I think it just needs sport tuning to shine! Thanks for sharing.

[@majood245]

Also 2018-Newer Toyota and Lexus with 10 speed transmission is absolutely junk for me

[@ECPP]

Thanks

[@gregswank547]

My 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander has a Jatco CVT, the same as the Nissan. I essentially forced Mitsubishi to replace the transmission at 98,000 miles while still under warrantee. The new Jatco has 25,000 miles on it and is beginning to act up already. The first thing I noticed that indicated the tranny was going bad was an odor like rubber burning so if you smell that and are still under warrantee, start bugging them and be sure it is documented that it is going bad.

[@AbronHawkins]

That’s why Ford got rid of almost all of their passenger cars because of the PowerShit transmission

[@ECPP]

Haha yes that’s a real problem. Indeed

[@Roblox-ev7ry]

My 2018 Nissan Sentra was shaking so much that my driver seat came off. I went to the dealership and they lied to me because it was under warranty. As soon as warranty went out, the car completely died @ 25k mileage. I will never buy Nissan again.

[@aa-hd3ih]

Worked on these before, CVTs are fine on smaller cars if you maintain them and don’t mash the gas pedal all the time - drive it lightly and smooth and it’ll be fine, don’t listen to the mass fear!!! I’ve had many CVT’s at 200k miles, all original units. Sure if you want 300k+ from a gearbox get a reg trans or a hybrid eCVT

[@TinoMiller]

Exactly .. It seems like everyone who drives a CvT seems to wanna mash the gas petal so hard and then when it messed up they call it junk ..

[@robparsons8236]

Fix, or Repair Daily 😅

[@ECPP]

Yes very daily.....

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

If you get a Ford Focus, get the manual transmission like I have

[@ECPP]

That’s a must for sure and in almost all cars when it’s available

[@PaulHayman-tq5kb]

MY advice is when you are trying to get a warnity just put a litre of gear oil in the gear box and sell it

[@AvengerAngel]

A lot of bad automotive maladicta about the Jatco turd box CVT, to the point where it sounds as though Nissan destroyed their brand by using them. But no attempt to improve or replace. 30K fluid changes might help, but inherently they are bad. Toyota's CVT is fairly reliable, used in Corolla and even the new Crown series (except the Platinum which as a 6 speed non-CVT). The TH400 GM transmission (introduced in 1965) was considered one of the best transmissions ever made, three speed, a cast iron unit, even Rolls Royce used them from about 1967 until 1992. Now GM has fallen to junk.

[@TheCaptjamestkirk]

Good post, I agree!

[@YYZ-SRQ]

you forgot to add Honda auto transmission that was in the Odyssey and other Acura products. The CVT in the 2016 Accord may be more reliable but certainly sucks the power out of the car and is terrible to drive

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

As to Chryco. They made pretty reliable automobiles through the 80's and 90's. Laugh what you want folks but those K-cars of the 80's many were running 20+ years later. The 2.2 litre, 2.5 litre even the Mitsubishi based 3.0 litre engines of the time were pretty bullet proof. Even the the turbos were good as long as you changed the oil and filter as well as flushed the coolent regularly and they chugged along well. I owned an 88 Daytona Shelby Z with the 2.2 litre intercooled turbo. It had 245,000 kms on it when I stupidily chose to sell the car. The engine and turbo were just fine at the time. My 5 speed manual worked properly all those kms. The Chrysler old school 3 spd. Automatics used through the 80's into the 90's were all good transmissions. The early electronic controlled 4 spd autos had some issues but did get worked out ok.. where they as good as a Toyota or Honda? No not quite but they were not trash.

[@ECPP]

Thanks for sharing, but I have seen some bad failures

[@TaureanSmoke]

Consumer report suggests that Nissans are actually reliable vehicles! But regardless of that I have seven Nissans in my family none of them have had engine or transmission issues! But everybody else in my family with American or German vehicles all they ever have is issues! I just traded in my 2010 Altima with 250,000 mi for a 2021 with 30,000 mi! These vehicles are workhorses and for the most part just as reliable as every other good brand out there! The problem with Nissan is people that never have driven them are always talking as if they could actually speak on the type of reliability of the vehicle. I would literally respect some of you more if you would just say yes I don't like the transmission but I don't know how reliable they are! Personally I always change my oil on time amongst all the other maintenance, but I do lyft and Uber I promise you I hammer the dog piss out of this transmission and every morning I wake up for work again and she's ready! Like I said 250,000 mi is nothing to snuff at when everyone said it wouldn't make it past 30,000 mi! Like I Like I said before every Nissan model has high ratings in every category but regardless of that the internet will always be the internet and the internet is the biggest reason why Nissan isn't having good sales right now! Like literally what do you expect someone's trying to buy a car and everyone online is saying don't buy something of course that company isn't going to make a lot of money! But what you do see is modern Nissans still being purchased and not on the side of the road like EV Hummers hellcats Durango's Ford broncos Chevy blazers and the list goes on Nissan is releasing quality products while almost everybody else is releasing shit! If you want to get a quality vehicle buy a Nissan ignore everything else don't listen to ignorance on the internet!

[@dougkaspar9756]

I have a 2016 F150 with six speed, no issues

[@JamesZlamal]

What is crazy ,in my opinion, they have been building auto trannys since , I think ,1948 in a Oldsmobile .All those decades and you would think the industry could engineer and manufacture a quantity item

[@N20Joe]

Oh the industry can and does, yet some manufacturers vehemently refuse to.

[@ECPP]

Still can’t get it right

[@AlistairArbour-qi3xp]

They chose not to invest in their manufacturing and instead kept putting the same old junk instead. Stubborn and trying to ride the name for as long as possible. The market is open new players will take the show away

[@John-tk6wd]

found of road dead! haha. bro the ford 10ra 10 speed tranny is really bad too, the ones in the ranger raptor/also ford everest in the asia region.... not very well made, many issues, also injector issues at 20,000 klmtrs, engine issues and tranny issues, love the look and tech but I will stick to the previous gen toyotas. cant even trust the new gen toyotas. love the channel subscribed.

[@ECPP]

Haha, great feedback, you are right there are some truly bad designs out there and they continue to haunt these manufacturers. Welcome aboard and thanks for subscribing.

[@John-tk6wd]

@@ECPP you probably know these bro bmw BringMeyourWallet, AMG AllMoneyGone haha. Yeah been through quite a few cars, European luxury but after those experiences I really learned to appreciate Toyota and Lexus. The previous gens. Idk what’s going on with their new stuff, seems like they are trying to keep up with the joneses cheers man love the channel

[@blippie]

The latest xtronic from Nissan is said to be improved dramatically and i must add that in Europe there are already examples which did a 100,000 miles without big problems. But...as i said in Europe combined with the 1.3 mild hybride. But agreed, the previous cvt's from Nissan were total rubbish certainly combined with certain engines so it seems. And yes i own a Nissan but with the latest Xtronic version with only 20,000 miles so fingers crossed...lol. Of course i'll keep it well maintained which i doubt is always the case by owners in the US....

[@kellingtonlink956]

Great advice. Thanks for educating us.

[@Technocrat.]

CVT is basically a skidoo tranny with a belt and two plates and a tensioner. Maybe they should leave it accessible and throu in a big belt lol. 😂

[@ECPP]

Yes it should have a roadside repair for the DIYer as an option

[@JusticeforbabyDylan]

I got a 2013 ford explorer and within less than 24 hrs the transmission went out. The front end was horrible. Replaced the ball joints 10 times in less than 1 months! Junk car

[@beeslandscaping]

Most new toyota trucks and picks up are falling

[@TheCaptjamestkirk]

Good video! I would avoid Nissan CVTs at all cost!

[@ECPP]

You and me both!

[@labornurse]

The Liberace zinger😂💀

[@ECPP]

cheers

[@dougkaspar9756]

Had a 2000Lexus RX in 2009 the transmission went out.$4500 repair so what transmission is good?

[@obesetuna3164]

I should stick to the manual Focus. Most people do in the UK. Nissan should have seen the light and dumped their shitty CVT design years ago. It has more or less destroyed the brand for many.

[@johannmartin520]

What about the trani in the 3rd gen Acura RDX 2019- onwards or issues with this vehicle in General

[@AlistairArbour-qi3xp]

Hyundai i20 2013 has 230,000km no issues

[@ECPP]

Sounds like a good one

[@genes.3285]

I'll try to remember Found On the Road Dead. Lol

[@N20Joe]

Fixed Or Repaired Daily

[@ECPP]

Haha

[@drakeroten8928]

Id hesitate to listen to this guy. 10R80 is a ford transmission, but gm does make shit transmissions. The 6L80/90 sucks, and the 8L is worse. Theres a class action lawsuit against gm because theyre so bad. And the 10R80s have issues but theyre problems that can be fixed

[@reloadnorth7722]

Why does a pickup truck need a 10 speed transmission?

[@dennisthemenace8854]

Even toyota and honda transmissions die earlier

[@Scypher0th]

ive never seen someone HATE on the caravan soo much more than you man....honestly ive never heard anyone in my 23 years of being a tech dislike or hate there caravan....frankly speaking there one of the best vans on the market....

[@ECPP]

Thanks for sharing but…..

[@TinoMiller]

Nissan transmission are way better than they were before .. They updated and improved from 2016

[@issavibez394]

I have a 2017 altima is that better and considered better updated than previous

[@bag499]

i think if your transmission goes over 100K its like c+ that said they are some Nissan that can do that with there cvt T its there on youtube

[@TinoMiller]

Their was an Altima that went over a million miles on its original cvt

[@issavibez394]

​@@TinoMillerwhat year

[@littlestinker9716]

Don't forget new Tacoma automatic and manual transmissions. Both like to fail before the first oil change, often before 1K miles. Then 4-6 months for a replacement.

[@ECPP]

Well, that sounds like junk to me

[@jonboz7585]

Great review. Three family members recently purchased Nissan Rogues (2024, 2025 models). Do these SUVs still have such CVT trannies? Thanks.

[@jaimeknight7505]

Oh no! Those have 3 cylinder turbo now. Tell them good luck and gods speed

[@jonboz7585]

@@jaimeknight7505 They never asked me, because I drive 2012 and 2013 Hondas with regular geared transmissions and would have advised them against Nissan. They fell for the looks and lower prices of those dogs.

[@TinoMiller]

They will be fine with their Rogues .. The transmission are perfectly fine .. The engines as long they service them on time it will be okay

[@joeyc1563]

My old Honda hr-v made in Mexico had its cvt making grinding noises, jitters, etc. I then found out that cvt transmissions tend to break before other types. So now i decided to get the car i have now (the 21 A4 with the s tronic DCT) and it’s been great just did some services for it aka the 50k service Now my next gripe with people are the Toyota fanboys and some owners (mostly the fanboys though) who come and comment on videos that have nothing to do with Toyota and leave hate comments to cause arguments with people. Toyota can outlast some brands but they have issues too, and the fanboys refuse to admit that aspect, they just join up in the comments of a bmw or Audi themed video and say hate comments just to get the owners to argue with them. Thank god the Honda people weren’t this way, all they did was put a fart can exhaust on their civic 😂😂

[@sqlb3rn]

It's completely stupid manual transmissions aren't even an option anymore. I hate automatics.

[@michaeltipton5500]

Whew my car wasn't on here.

[@ECPP]

Cheers

[@johannmartin520]

VW has a huge trani issue, too

[@ECPP]

Which ones in your opinion ?

[@johannmartin520]

@ECPP the Jetta and the Amarock, you guys don't get this in North America..

[@johannmartin520]

@ECPP I'm thinking of getting an RDX 3rd gen. What is your opinion

[@dg7438]

You're the best!!

[@ECPP]

Thank you. Hope your week is also going well. Cheers

[@PaulHayman-tq5kb]

Mr and Mrs average. Will buy a car with a bad design and not knew any better about the transmission and Will out last the engine

[@gmarks1559]

Is the Subaru CVT any good?

[@mrgarrison3516]

Better than these ones & not a Jatco....like Mitsubishi & Suzuki are

[@下田洋介-w4z]

Chain drive cvt is durable.

[@MrKALANCE]

GENERAL LEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ECPP]

K

[@frankiebflat5728]

damn

[@dougkaspar9756]

I have a 2016 F150 with six speed, no issues